Kara Morgan, an aerospace engineering major and student in the Schreyer Honors College, examined a 3-D printed model of the Lunar Lion spacecraft. Morgan is part of a team of students who are combining their disciplines and expertise in a global race to land and operate a robotic spacecraft on the moon.

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"We're going to the moon. When you think about the significance of that statement, it's mind-blowing."—Kara Morgan, student and Lunar Lion team member

Members of Penn State's Lunar Lion team compared a model of a rocket engine with their original computer design. The Lunar Lion team includes students from a variety of disciplines. Their goal is to design a robotic spacecraft that could land on the moon.

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"We have a chance to reignite the human imagination."—Creed Reilly, student and Lunar Lion team member

Michael Policelli, a third-year graduate student in aerospace engineering, worked on a test plate in the Applied Research Laboratory's High Energy Test Facility, where the Penn State Lunar Lion team will be conducting tests on NASA rockets.